Oshodi-Isolo
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Oshodi-Isolo (Yoruba: Oṣòdì-Ìsọlọ̀) is a Local Government Area (LGA) within Lagos State. It was formed by the second republic Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, also known as 'Baba Kekere', and the first Executive Chairman of the Local Government was the late Sir Isaac Ademolu Banjoko. The LGA is part of the Ikeja Division of Lagos State, Nigeria. At the 2006 Census it had a population of 621,509 people, and an area of 45 square kilometers. On 1 August 2021, Honourable Kehinde Oloyede Al-Maroof was elected for a first term into office as the Executive Chairman.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Oshodi-Isolo
- Settlement.other_name
- Oshodi Isolo Local Government Secretariat in Oyetayo Street, Oshodi, Lagos State
- Settlement.native_name
- Oṣòdì-Ìsọlọ̀
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and suburb
- Settlement.image_map
- Oshodi isolo LGA.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Lagos
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lagos State
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 45
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 931,300
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 8
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- local government area of Nigeria
- Official name
- Oshodi-isolo
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Lagos State
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- 1621789
- Area
- 45
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- Commons category
- Oshodi-Isolo
- language used
- Yoruba
- topic's main category
- local government area of Nigeria
- postal code
- 100261
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Wards
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Oshodi-Isolo (Yoruba: Oṣòdì-Ìsọlọ̀) is a Local Government Area (LGA) within Lagos State. It was formed by the second republic Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, also known as 'Baba Kekere', and the first Executive Chairman of the Local Government was the late Sir Isaac Ademolu Banjoko. The LGA is part of the Ikeja Division of Lagos State, Nigeria. At the 2006 Census it had a population of 621,509 people, and an area of 45 square kilometers. On 1 August 2021, Honourable Kehinde Oloyede Al-Maroof was elected for a first term into office as the Executive Chairman.
==Wards== The Local Government was constituted by eleven wards as below listed: Oshodi/Bolade Orile Oshodi Mafoluku Shogunle Shogunle/Alasia Isolo Ajao Estate Ilasamaja Okota Ishagatedo Oke-Afa/Ejigbo
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oshodi-Isolo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.